Letter from Artemas Ward to Benjamin Stone, 1787 July 18

Artemas Ward wrote this letter to Benjamin Stone on July 18, 1787, expressing his concern about the expense of his son, Henry Dana Ward's, imminent studies at Harvard. Ward complains to Stone about his own debts and the failure of the government to honor their financial obligations to him, and he also expresses hope that the President of Harvard will allow his son to spend part of his time "keeping a school" during his freshman and sophomore years, thus earning an income sufficient to pay for his studies. Ward also suggests that it might be preferable that his son board with a respectable family, rather than live at the College.

Stone, Sam, 1602-1663, autographed letter signed to John Winthrop; Hartford, 1 side (3 pages), 1652 February 1652

Correspondence seeking advice from Winthrop about his 23-week-old son, who was suffering from jaundice and a cough. Stone writes the course of treatment for the infant, on the advice of a Mrs. Hooker, had included barbaric bark boiled in beer with saffron twice daily, as well as turmeric. He also administered Winthrop's purging powder, and Stone asks if he should continue giving the powder and at what dose, and if there is any other medicines Winthrop would prescribe.

Inscription for Mr. Remington's grave stone, ca. 1800

This one-page undated and unattributed document contains a handwritten copy of the Latin inscription made for Jonathan Remington's gravestone.

Entre os textos de Memorial do Convento

Este artigo aborda o fenómeno da intertextualidade em Memorial do Convento, de José Saramago. Depois da explicitação do conceito e de uma síntese da sua evolução, segue-se uma breve contextualização da obra, com referência à sua dimensão crítica e às quatro linhas de ação que nela se desenvolvem. Posteriormente, procede-se à análise do conceito “Intertextualidade” que permitirá afirmar que as diversas definições convergem para a ideia de que todo o texto é a representação de textos anteriores e que é ponto de partida para a abordagem da obra Memorial do Convento à luz deste conceito. Esta leitura intertextual permitiu concluir que, entre as inúmeras relações que a obra estabelece com outros textos, se destacam Camões, António Vieira, Fernando Pessoa e textos de produção oral/tradicional. Assim, poderá dizer-se que Memorial do Convento se apresenta como um incontornável exemplo no que toca à análise do fenómeno intertextual.